May God grant your Majesty, in this life, what we all desire for you; and, in the other and eternal life, what we all beg for your Majesty, and are all assured is kept for you as a reward for the so many labors and cares with which your Majesty has maintained, and maintains, the universal Church.

Manila, June 25, 1586.

Your sacred royal Catholic Majesty's most humble servant in our Lord.
Antonio Sedeno [Addressed: "+ To the sacred royal Catholic Majesty of the King Felippe, our sovereign."] [Endorsed: "+ To his Majesty, no.16.1586.Manila, June 25.

Antonio Sedeno, rector of the Society of Jesus.

In recommendation of Father Alonso Sanchez."] Letter of Domingo de Salazar to Felipe II Royal Catholic Majesty: As Father Alonso Sanchez, of the Society of Jesus, is going, in the name of this community, to inform your Majesty of the condition of these kingdoms, and of their need for reforms, I shall not dwell upon that matter at all, but will refer you to what the said father will relate in detail.